Sargocentron suborbitale
| Sargocentron suborbitale | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Beryciformes |
| Family: | Holocentridae |
| Genus: | Sargocentron |
| Species: | S. suborbitale
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| Binomial name | |
| Sargocentron suborbitale (T. N. Gill,1863)
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Sargocentron suborbitale, the tinsel squirrelfish, is a species of squirrelfish belonging to the genus Sargocentron. It can be found in the East Pacific Ocean from the Gulf of California to Ecuador including the Galapagos Islands.[2] During the day, adults of the species hide in small caves or crevices of rocks. During the night, they feed on small crustaceans in the intertidal zone. It is oviparous.[3]
References
- ^ Allen, G.; Robertson, R.; Lea, B.; Rivera, F.; Zapata, F.; Barraza, E.; Merlen, G. & Edgar, G. (2010). "Sargocentron suborbitale". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016. IUCN. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
- ^ "Sargocentron suborbitale country list". fishbase.de. Retrieved 2021-09-04.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2021). "Sargocentron suborbitale". FishBase.